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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1917
Page
2
Local draft exemption board members await final instructions on Jefferson county’s quota, expected to be 74. They will notify twice the number of men needed for examination, conduct physicals, then assess exemption claims for dependents before proceeding down the drawn list.
A dense list of place names such as Buchanan Township Batavia Lockridge City Des Moines Abingdon Round Prairie and various ward numbers and codes. The fragmentary page appears to catalog district numbers street blocks and municipal regions with scattered figures.
Fragmentary OCR passage lists numerous numeric codes and place names such as Des Moines Brookville and Lockridge. The text appears as a scattered index of page references or classifications with no clear narrative or event.
Officers of Company M at Ottumwa received orders to depart for Des Moines with transportation to be provided later. Camp equipment is packed and the unit expects to move tomorrow. Forty men will remain at the C B & Q and Wabash bridges until August 1 before joining the command in Des Moines. The duties at Des Moines are not announced.
A five coach special train with a baggage car passed Fairfield on the C B Q this morning carrying the ammunition train to Des Moines. Enthusiasm filled the train engine and cars with Kaiser threats and cheers from college crowds. Two traveling men on the platform joined the celebration and disappeared into the crowd being sent to serve in France.
The R N A will meet tomorrow at 2 15 p m in the Fraternal Aid hall. Members are urged to attend due to important business on the agenda. Miss Irma Luckman celebrated her sixth birthday with a party Saturday afternoon for her young guests. Refreshments were served after games. The Westminster Bible class plans its July entertainment at Mrs Walter Bean’s home South Main street on Tuesday evening July 24 all members invited.
Local brief items report Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mintonye and son George visiting Oska loosa, Mrs. Frank Simpson returning from Cedar Rapids, Jessie Traxler back from Mt. Pleasant, and Mr. and Mrs. George Neal of Richwoods in Ottumwa. Also Atty. J. S. McKenney travels to Toronto for a week with his daughter, June and Mrs. J. W. Withrow in Mt. Pleasant visit Ottumwa, and a marriage uniting Mary Leah Smalley of Greenfield and Harry I. Hicks of Thurman. Community activities include Ruth Nelson’s bank party for Carita Box, Upper Room Bible Class meeting at Carl Stanford’s, Rev. Hogan hosting a dinner with Ottumwa guests, and Mary Jane Bread ad at Seathorn market.
A Hillman writes from somewhere in France in June 1917 to his family in Four Corners. He describes good weather mixed with heat near the front and recalls gas attacks by Fritz, noting their gas masks worked. He cites Uncle Sam’s involvement, hopes to visit home next year, and sends love to family.
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